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citron

See also: Citron and citrón

English

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A growing citron
 
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”), Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan derived from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros) (see there for further etymology).[1]

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citron (countable and uncountable, plural citrons)

  1. A greenish yellow colour.
    citron:  
  2. A small citrus tree, Citrus medica.
  4. The fruit of a citron tree.
  5. The candied rind of the citron fruit.

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Adjective

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citron (comparative more citron, superlative most citron)

  1. Of a greenish yellow colour.

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References

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  1. ^ Alain Rey, ed., Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, 4th edn. (Paris: Le Robert, 2010), 2197-8.
  2. ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 9.72, page 275.

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Zitrone (“lemon, lemonade”).[1]

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Noun

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citron m inan

  1. lemon

Declension

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Declension of citron (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative citron citrony
genitive citronu citronů
dative citronu citronům
accusative citron citrony
vocative citrone citrony
locative citroně, citronu citronech
instrumental citronem citrony
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References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “citron”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN, page 107

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  • “citron”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “citron”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”).

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  • IPA(key): /siˈtroːˀn/, [siˈtˢʁ̥oˀn], [siˈtsʰχoˀn]
  • Rhymes: -oːˀn

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citron c (singular definite citronen, plural indefinite citroner)

  1. lemon (yellowish citrus fruit; taste or flavor of lemons)

Inflection

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Declension of citron
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative citron citronen citroner citronerne
genitive citrons citronens citroners citronernes

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Esperanto

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citron

  1. accusative singular of citro

French

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Etymology

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From Latin citrus (“citron tree, thuja”), probably connected with Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros, “cedar, juniper”).[1]

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Noun

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citron m (plural citrons)

  1. lemon
  2. lime (citrus)
  3. brimstone (butterfly)
  4. (colloquial) noggin (head)
  5. (Quebec, informal) lemon (defective item)
  6. (slang, offensive, ethnic slur) East Asian
    Synonym: see Est-Asiatique
    Hyponym: chinetoque

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References

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  1. ^ Alain Rey, ed., Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, 4th edn. (Paris: Le Robert, 2010), 2197-8.

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Swedish

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en hel och en delad citron [a whole and a split lemon]

Etymology

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Borrowed from French citron (“lemon, lime”).

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Noun

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citron c

  1. lemon
    Citroner är sura / smakar surt
    Lemons are sour / taste sour
    citronsaft
    lemon juice
    Pressa i saften från citronen
    Squeeze in the juice from the lemon
    glass med citronsmak
    lemon-flavored ice cream [ice cream with lemon taste]

Declension

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Declension of citron
nominative genitive
singular indefinite citron citrons
definite citronen citronens
plural indefinite citroner citroners
definite citronerna citronernas

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